Environment for Development Initiative Ninth Annual Meeting November 5 - 8, 2015 Shanghai Marriott Hotel Changfeng Park, China Final Program Thursday, November 5 08:30 – 08:45 Research Day Introduction Gunnar Köhlin, Associate Professor, Director EfD, University of Gothenburg Yonas Alem, Research Director, EfD Initiative, University of Gothenburg 08:45 - 10:45 Research Proposals Part I, Presented by EfD Researchers (see below) 10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break 11:15 - 13:15 Research Proposals Part II, Presented by EfD Researchers 13:15 - 14:30 Lunch – Pearl, 2nd floor 14:30 - 15:50 Research Proposals Part III, Presented by EfD Researchers 15:50 - 16:15 Coffee Break 16:15 - 19:30 Individual Research Meetings 17:00 - 18:30 Policy Interaction Meeting (By invitation only) 19:30 Research Committee dinner meeting (By invitation only) 19:30 Dinner - Yu-Lan-Xuan, nearby the hotel (Shanghai cuisine) Friday, November 6 08:30 - 09:00 Plenary session: Welcome remarks, by Gunnar Köhlin and Dale Whittington 09:00 -10:00 Keynote speech 1: The congestion and environmental consequences of driving-to-school trips: A study in Beijing Siqi Zheng – Professor, Director, Hang Lung Center for Real Estate, Tsinghua University, China Chair: Jintao Xu, Professor, Peking University, China 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 12:30 Parallel sessions 1A, 1B & 1C 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch – Park Café, 1st floor 14:00 - 16:00 Parallel sessions 2A, 2B & 2C 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 - 18:30 Parallel sessions 3A, 3B & 3C 18:30 - 21:30 EfD Board Meeting and dinner - Park Café 1st floor, and meeting in room 4 (By invitation only) 19:00 Dinner - Qiao-Jiang-Nan, nearby the hotel (Sichuan Cuisine) 1 Saturday, November 7 08:30 – 09:00 Plenary Session: The effective use of research for policy change – experience, emerging lessons, and promising initiatives from RRI. Andy White – Coordinator, Rights and Resources Initiative, Washington DC, USA 09:00 - 10:00 Keynote speech 2: Reflections for Environmental Economics Dick Morgenstern - Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future, Washington, USA Chair: Thomas Sterner, Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 12:00 Parallel sessions 4A, 4B & 4C 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch – Ballroom C, 5th floor 13:30 - 15:30 Parallel sessions 5A, 5B & 5C 15:45 - 16:00 Group Photo 16:00 Excursion – River cruise (2 hour tour) 18:00 Dinner served onboard the river cruise boat Sunday, November 8 08:30 – 09:00 Plenary Session: Climate negotiations, renewable energy and sustainable development. The importance of EfD research in the right areas! A short intro by Thomas Sterner Thomas Sterner – Professor, University of Gothenburg 09:00-10:00 Keynote speech 3: The Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing E. Somanathan – Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India Chair: Gunnar Köhlin, Associate Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 12:00 General Assembly, Chair: Dale Whittington EfD Academic Capacity Building: EfD Research EfD Communication and Policy Interaction EfD Institutional development Tenth EfD Annual Meeting in Chile 2016 Closing 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch – Ballroom C, 5th floor 13:30 - 17:30 Optional Excursion: Visit Solid Waste Treatment Facility near Pudong Airport (Approximately one hour transit time one-way to the waste facility from the hotel) 2 Thursday, November 5 Research Proposals Meeting room 5+6 08:45-10:45 Chair: Yonas Alem Research proposals I Forests and Energy and Policy Design PI Title Center Changes in Water Property Rights Regimes: Impacts on Economic Helena Cardenas Central America Value of Water & Inter-Sectorial Allocation Forest Tenure and Forest Management: Implications for Ecosystem Elizabeth Robinson Collaborative Services The Effects of Urban Rail Transit on Air Quality: New Evidence Lunyu Xie China from Multiple Chinese Cities 11:15-13:15 Chair: Yonas Alem Research proposals II Policy design and Agriculture PI Title Center The Impact of the System of Rice Intensification on Small-holder Remidius Ruhinduka Tanzania Farmers’ Welfare: Does Partial Adoption Matter? Land Certification and Conflicts in the Highlands of Ethiopia: Haileselassie Medhin Ethiopia Establishing the long run effects Subhrendu Pattanayak Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) Collaborative 14:30-15:50 Chair: Yonas Alem Research proposals III Experiments: Water and Climate Change PI Title Center How resilient are social ecological systems in the face of climate Róger Madrigal Central America change? Evidence from rural drinking water in Central America Short- and long-term effects of exogenously reducing water Joseph Cook collection times on school attendance, hours studying and time use: Kenya Meru County, Kenya 3 Friday, November 6 Parallel Sessions 1A, 1B & 1C 10:30-12:30 Chair: Juha Siikamäki Parallel session 1A: Room 1 Parks and Wildlife Author Title Discussant The contributions of natural and man-made green open space to Jane Turpie Matías Piaggio property value in Durban, South Africa: a hedonic pricing study The structure and level of entrance fee in Serengeti National Park in Gerald Kibira Juha Siikamäki Tanzania Determinants of riverine households’ land use decisions in the Matias Piaggio Gerald Kibira Peruvian Amazon Spatially Explicit Global Meta-analysis of the Value of Forest Juha Siikamäki Jane Turpie Ecosystem Services Chair: Yonas Alem Parallel session 1B: Room 2 Household Energy Choice Author Title Discussant The Improved Biomass Stove Saves Wood, but How Often Do Randall Bluffstone Yonas Alem People Use It? Deciphering rural households’ biomass consumption patterns: Xiaojun Yang Randall Bluffstone evidence from Ethnical Minority region in western China Yonas Alem Credit, LPG Stove Adoption and Charcoal Consumption in Tanzania Xiaojun Yang Chair: Min Wang Parallel session 1C: Room 3 Policy Design Author Title Discussant The Long-Run Effects of Subsidized Housing on Travel Behavior: Zhongmin Wang Richard Mulwa Evidence from China's Housing Reform Behavioral Patterns of Environmental Performance Evaluation Wanxin Li Zhongmin Wang Programs Min Wang Environmental Regulation and Firm Location Choice in China Wanxin Li 4 Friday, November 6 Parallel Sessions 2A, 2B & 2C 14:00-16:00 Chair: Jane Mariara Parallel session 2A: Room 1 Climate change – Impacts Author Title Discussant Michael Ndwiga Jairo Effect of climate and weather variability on chronic poverty in Kenya César Salazar Economic Evaluation of Climatic Change Impacts on Water Felipe Vasquez Lavín Resources at River Basin Scale: Insights from the Vergara River Michael Ndwiga Jairo Basin – Chile. Weather Shocks and Spatial Market Efficiency: Evidence from César Salazar Jane Mariara Mozambique. The Impact of Climate Change on Food Calorie production and Jane Mariara Felipe Vasquez Lavín Nutritional Poverty: Evidence from Kenya Chair: Haileselassie Medhin Parallel session 2B: Room 2 Risk and Experiments Author Title Discussant State and Carbon Market - The Political Economy of Climate Finance Mark Purdon Implementation and Effectiveness in the Least Developed Countries Peter Martinsson and Transition Economies How does the payment schedule affect the willingness-to-pay for new Jörg Peters Haileselassie Medhin technologies? Experimental evidence on solar lamps in rural Rwanda Peter Martinsson One child policy and preferences for cooperation and trust Jörg Peters Haileselassie Medhin Triggering cooperation Mark Purdon Chair: Qing Liu Parallel session 2C: Room 3 Policy Design - GHG Emissions Author Title Discussant The Net Emissions Impact of HFC-23 Projects from the Clean Clayton Munnings Qing Liu Development Mechanism Biofuel Investments and Implications for the Environment in Zenebe Gebreegziabher Clayton Munnings Ethiopia: An Economy-wide Analysis Economic and Environmental Implications of Raising China’s Yu Liu Emission Standard for Thermal Power Plants: An environmentally Zenebe Gebreegziabher extended CGE Model-Based Analysis Environmental and Economic Effects of Improved Auto Fuel Qing Liu Yu Liu Economy Standard in China: A CGE Analysis 5 Friday, November 6 Parallel Sessions 3A, 3B & 3C 16:30-18:30 Chair: Remidius Ruhinduka Parallel session 3A: Room 1 Agriculture and Risk Author Title Discussant Crop diversification and child health: Empirical evidence from Maria Angelica Marcella Veronesi Tanzania Naranjo Detecting Potential Endogeneity in Households’ Decisions to Dawit Woubishet Runsheng Yin Participate in China’s Large Ecological Restoration Program and Mulatu Reallocate Their Labour Times Risk, ambiguity preferences and adaptation practices: A study with Maria Angelica Naranjo Runsheng Yin coffee farmers in Costa Rica Selling now or later; Paddy or Rice? Roles of risk, ambiguity, and Remidius Ruhinduka Marcella Veronesi time preferences in rice farmers’ marketing decisions Chair: Anthony Liu Parallel session 3B: Room 2 Policy Design - Transport Author Title Discussant How Traffic Jams Affect Air Quality?--Analysis of the Nonlinear Shuai Chen Xiao-Bing Zhang Relationship between Traffic Congestion and Air Pollution in Beijing Pull Is Not Enough: Effects of Subway Expansion on Traffic Jun Yang Anthony Liu Conditions - Evidence from Beijing Optimal Environmental Road Pricing and Integrated Daily Xiao-Bing Zhang Jun Yang Commuting Patterns The Effect of Owning a Car on Travel Behavior: Evidence from the Anthony Liu Shuai Chen Beijing Lottery Chair: Marcella J. Torres Parallel session 3C: Room 3 Water and Fisheries Author Title Discussant